The Inner Geek — Attraction in Ashland

"Geek" culture has become mainstream and has devolved into a late stage capitalism nightmare. The value of what you say you enjoy as culture or art is defined by it's monetary value not it's cultural or intellectual worth. The 80s art investment trend destroyed art, art is never mentioned in the news unless it has to do with it's price tag. It has become a capitalist commodity. The same goes for cards and collectibles, sneakers and tshirts. I grew up liking comics but at some point I discovered the comic book price guide. From there my perceptions changed. It's fine, I grew up and discovered literature and girls and European comics. I know of many smart kids that started out buying Pokemon cards because they used to play the game, now they buy them (at 15) to pull rares. One kid pulled a card that is worth thousands. I pity him actually, it's not worth a nascent gambling addiction, the shot of adrenaline must have been heart stopping for him. Geek culture is now buying meme stock. Geek culture is spending absurd amounts of money for a Fall Guy action figure plane set because you remember the ad from when you were a child. Geek culture is lauding Stan Lee, a greedy overbearing man who really screwed Jack Kirby, a true artist and visionary. Stan Lee, a mediocre fraud with weak and simplistic ideas. Geek culture doesn't include Moebius, Caza, Corbin, Bilal superior in every way because of their artistry and originality. Don't worry Corbin was American. Geek culture is herd mentality focusing more and more on how much their movies make, the value of their collectables, the condition of their possessions. Geek culture is accepting DandD as an entirely packaged product not an expression of individual creativity. Geek culture is accepting the pedestrian, overwritten, derivative and unoriginal Harry Potter series for too many generations. And now it's time to refilm everything over and over again because money and an undiscerning fan base of geeks who live by diminishing returns. America is nearing a cultural end point and geek culture is contributing to this decline. Don't pretend geek culture is a subculture anymore when superhero movies are still on top.

So I think your store is just another money trap. The Internet has ruined collectables and comics by setting a Dow Jones of value for every thing. I would eventually find everything you have there for cheaper. I don't impulse...

This place was such a cool find! My husband and I took a trip to Ashland for a concert and explored the city beforehand. This place was a short walk from our hotel. We spent a couple hours reliving our childhood. All kinds of vintage action figures & comics too! There was a big table with all kinds of loose toys that looked to be mostly old Happy Meal type toys. Those toys could have used a good wash before being added to the table. They seemed a lil pricy, especially for them being as dirty as they were and several missing arms or legs or scratched up. I still ended up getting a few intact ones. Just had to wash them real good. The gentleman at the counter was friendly, but didn't speak much. He greeted everyone that came in the door though. And when he saw my husband looking at the $1 comics, he informed him that they were 10cents. He found several he'd been looking for. Again, super cool find and we will return if we are ever in...

BEST COMIC BOOK STORE IN THE HOLE AREA! Ok so first off you couldn’t miss the all blue store! Easy to find in Ashland. Parking is easy to find, maybe put a sign up letting people know of the parking on the left side of the building. But once you walk in your greeted by statues and action figures! Uno you are in for a rare 10.0 comic book experience ! The staff is super nice and will answer any questions you have about anything geek related! I’ve met everyone that works there and they are all great people! The comic selection is pretty huge from new to old from A to Z! Then you will find statues, action figures, records, magazines, posters and so much more all throughout the hole store. Honestly if you cant find what your looking for here with this kind of selection, then your inner geek is lacking! So please head on down to this amazing store and let your...